JURNAL EMBA : JURNAL RISET EKONOMI, MANAJEMEN, BISNIS DAN AKUNTANSI
Vol 2, No 1 (2014): Jurnal EMBA, HAL 01 - 122

THE IMPACT OF PROMOTIONAL TOOLS ON CONSUMER BUYING BEHAVIOR AT MATAHARI DEPARTMENT STORE MANADO TOWN SQUARE

Malombeke, Shintia (Unknown)
Saerang, David Paul Elia (Unknown)
Pangemanan, Sifrid S. (Unknown)



Article Info

Publish Date
02 Feb 2014

Abstract

For maximizing market share, every company will carry out various forms of marketing strategies aimed to boost sales. Promotional activity is one form of marketing strategy that aims to introduce and simultaneously influence consumers to buy the products offered by the company so as to increase the volume of sales. The purpose of this study was to find the impact of promotional tools such as buy one get one free, price discount, coupon promotion and physical surroundings on consumer buying behavior at MDS Manado Town Square. This research is a quantitative research that used associative research. The data was collected through questionnaire with sample size is 75 respondents who are selected often and always purchasing at MDS MTS. The conclusion is there is significant positive impact of buy one get one free, price discount, and coupon promotion on consumer buying behavior and  no significant at physical surroundings. It means MDS MTS should improve the promotions and the physical surroundings in order to attract more customers to make purchasing. Therefore the researcher recommended to MDS MTS to better continues maintaining and improve their marketing strategies through promotional activities in order to attract more customers to continue making purchases. Keywords: promotional tools, consumer buying behavior

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Journal Info

Abbrev

emba

Publisher

Subject

Economics, Econometrics & Finance

Description

Jurnal EMBA merupakan terbitan berkala sebagai sarana untuk menyebarluaskan hasil penelitian dan ilmu pengetahuan dibidang ekonomi. Diterbitkan oleh Fakultas Ekonomi dan Bisnis Univeristas Sam Ratulangi Manado. Jurnal ini diterbitkan 4 kali setahun, sejak tahun 2012. Setiap artikel direview oleh ...